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Andrew McCutchen singles for his 2000th career hit

The Pirates Have Youth, Nostalgia, And The NL Central On Their Side

Those Were Two Great Days To Root For The Reds

A rainbow Red Sox logo on the video board at Fenway Park

No Straights At Pride Night

Brett Howden scores against Sergei Bobrovsky

Some Goalies Just Can’t Handle Vegas

There’s No Bottom In Oakland

The Fights

Claressa Shields Is As Great As It’s Possible To Be

Linesman Jonny Murray separates Nicolas Hague #14 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Florida Panthers during a fight

Vegas Will Tolerate No Rats In The Cup

Brett Sullivan of the Padres rubbing his eyes

Padres Blackouts Are Over, For A Price

The Stars Failed To Show Up

The Panthers celebrate while Jordan Staal looks on

We’ve Got A Category 5 Spendicane Incoming

Carolina Hurricanes mascot Stormy and Victor E. Green of the Dallas Stars

All Right, Which Of You Clowns Is Going To Make A Comeback?

The Panthers Finally Have The Big-Game Bob They Paid For

College Football

Shemy Schembechler Experiences Sudden Change Of Heart About Slavery After Short-Lived Michigan Job

Wyatt Johnston celebrates after scoring a goal

The Stars Stretched The Kraken Too Thin

Jonathan Marchessault Is Vegas’s Heart And Sault

The Little Oilers Finally Stepped Up

Philipp Grubauer looks on after giving up a goal

Enough With The Blowouts!

Alec Martinez celebrates a goal on Jack Campbell

The Golden Knights Shredded The Lesser Oilers

Connor Bedard Is Not A Cure

Israel Daramola

David Roth

Vincent Mason aka P.A. Pasemaster Mase aka Maseo aka Plug Three, David Jude Jolicoeur aka Trugoy the Dove aka Dave aka Plug Two and Kevin Mercer aka Posdnuos aka Mercenary aka Plug Wonder Why aka Plug One of the hip hop trio De La Soul pose for a portrait in 1990.

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‘De La Soul Is Dead’ Made Us Nostalgic For Skits And Samples

Leon Draisaitl #29 and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins #93 of the Edmonton Oilers celebrate Draisaitl's third-period power-play goal